The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-09-13
A BLAZING BEAR A TENT.

One night very interesting game was in
progress. Mark Fanny held king fun against
Squiers flush, and Noisy Smith staid in With bob
tail straight and placid smile, says Espnosa,
California corTesI ondent Of the N4W York Sun.
There was a double handful of beans on ,op of the
oil can, All Suey had role to sleep at the back OF
the tent, and was chopping wood in his dreams.
Just Noisy Smith about TO raise All Suey
spraug up with yell and bounded out of the tent,
upsettug the oil and two Ofthe players route
AIguello locked up in anger and drew his revolver
to take u shot at the fleeing Chinaman but changed
his mind when he saw the head of grizzly poked
through the rear flap of the tent. The bear was
surveying the SC, ne with evident astonishmont and
some interest. Arguelos anger was diverted toward
the bear.
"Ahi you breaka up such pot as that" he cried.
"Carajor' And he blazed away at the shaggy
head.
There was howl, charge and rush of the
players out of the tent They did not wait to seize
their guns.
The bear knocked down tent pole at one end
and Farney carried away the other as he plunged
out headlong. The tent came down on the bear
and enveloped him. For an instant there was n
young earthquake under the canvas Then il be-
came volcanic disturbance. The amp exploded and
set fire to the whole mass The plug must have been
knocked out of the big oican by the bears vigorous
antics. All the oil ablaze In IN instant and tent
blankets and bear were enyeloped in flames. Ar
reyolvers on them, and they stood around and add
ed to the bears discomfort by plugging bullets into
him. Squers had no pistol and prudently got up
into 81 tall tree and yelled 'Firep' All suey had
crawled into a hollow log and kept very STILL
The bear walled and yelled with Tajn and rage
and rolled over in the burning canvas II was not
much more than half minute before he broke out
Of the mass with howl and rushed blindly about,
striking fur!ously at trees and everything in his
way. Pieces Of the tent chung to him. and lie tore
them of with his claws and teeth and sent blazing
fragments flying in all directions. Ills shaggy hair
had become saturated with oil here and there, and
was blazing and swapping merrily in patches His
fury was something rightfll and his general aspect
decidedly demoniac. AT first he did not see any of
the patty, but in one Of his mad whirls he caught
sight of Smith, vino had just fired at him. The bear
charged on Smith, who turned and like o.
deer, with the blazing bear in literally hot
pursuit. Smith did not notice the direction he took
until in half a dozen jumps he saw the bank of
the creek before him. There was no time to turn.
lie put all his energies into his legs and leaped
far into the stream as he could, falling feet for
most with "chug" The illuminated bear fol-
lowed, falling with prodigious splash and a dis
tinct sizzle. Then Noisy Smith diVed under water,
turned up stream, and swan silently back 10 the
bank from which he had leaped The bear drilled
down stream and swan 10 the opposite bank.
Farney and Arguello peppering at him with their
revolvers He reached the other side and disap-
peared in the chaparal wailing and moaning with
pain and that was the last seen Of him.